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Joshua Sawyer 1655–1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1655

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 14 July 1738

Death Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sawyer

Mother: Mary Prescott

Spouse(s): Sarah Wright

Children(s): Sarah Reed, Joshua Sawyer

The story of Joshua Sawyer began in 1655 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Joshua Sawyer married Sarah Wright, and had children including Joshua Sawyer, Sarah Reed. Joshua Sawyer passed away in 1738 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Sawyer began in 1655 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Joshua Sawyer married Sarah Wright, and had children including Joshua Sawyer, Sarah Reed.
  • Joshua Sawyer passed away in 1738 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Joshua Sawyer's Ancestors

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Joshua Sawyer
1655–1738
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Sawyer
1616–1691
Gainsborough, West Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Mary ((Marie)) Prescott
1630–1706
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
JOHN SAWYER\SAYER\SAUER
1582–1703
Banwell, Somerset, England
Agnes (SHARPE\SHARP) Sawyer
1582–1635
Leverton, Lincolnshire, England
John Prescott
1605–1683
Standish, Lancashire, England
Mary Platts
1607–1676
Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1556–1660
Margaret West
1560–1631
Sir Sharpe
1560–1628
Isabel Austin
1561–1606
Ralph Prescott
1571–1609
Ellen Shaw
1570–
Sir Platt
1578–1628
Lady Ainsworth
1580–1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sawyer
1530–1564
Jane Fiske
1538–1564
William West
1520–1602
Lady Strange
1524–1579
John lll
1541–
Jane Stanton
1537–1640
Robert Shaw
1540–1634
James Gawkroger
1548–1592
Jenet Fairbank
1552–1591
Sir 'ainsworth'
1553–1591
Lady Farnsworth
1553–1650

Joshua Sawyer's Descendants

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Joshua Sawyer (13 Mar 1655–14 July 1738) m. Sarah Wright (16 February 1653–7 November 1698)
  1. 1. Sarah Reed 1687–1737
  2. 2. Joshua Sawyer 1684–1737

Joshua Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1655
13 Mar 1655
Birth of Joshua Sawyer in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1738
14 July 1738
Age 83
Death of Joshua Sawyer in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1655
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 July 1738
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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